Glen Nevis Distillery was second newest distillery in Campbeltown, it was built along Glebe Street in 1877. The founder was Duncan MacCallum who led whisky industry of Campbeltown. The distillery was modern and produced efficiently, it had much modern equipments for the era.
Glen Nevis Distillery was bought by Scotch Whisky Distillers Ltd in 1887 and bought back by Duncan MacCallum after Scotch Whisky Distillers went bankrupt in 1889. However, The distillery was bought by Stewart Galbraith, who owned Scotia Distillery(later Glen Scotia). After that, it was bought by West Highland Malt Distillers and closed in 1923, like so many other distilleries in Campbeltwn.
Duncan MacCallum committed mysterious suicide in December 1930 at Crosshill Loch, where many distilleries in Campbeltown used as a water source.
Glen Nevis Distillery was bought by a new company in 1936 with Ardlussa Distillery, which was next to Glen Nevis. Warehouses were converted to a blending and bottling plant.
Today, the distillery site (including Ardlussa) is a yard of construction company and a part of the warehouses are remained.